And as Mike pointed out, use HttpListener (in the comments :) ) On 27 August 2013 17:27, Craig Dunn <craig.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's a pretty old (2009) sample from Mike doing some basic > listening/response from iOS > > http://mikebluestein.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/create-a-mini-web-server-using-monotouch-to-serve-up-a-silverlight-app-to-your-desktop/ > > HTH > > > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Nic Wise <n...@fastchicken.co.nz> wrote: >> >> BTW, thinking about it, you can run a HTTP or FTP Server on iOS, tho >> you app must be in the foreground. ewallet and airforms >> (http://polarbearfarm.com/airforms/) both do it. They are done in >> ObjC, but there is no reason not to be able to do it in Xam.iOS. >> >> On 27 August 2013 16:41, Nic Wise <n...@fastchicken.co.nz> wrote: >> > You might need to read around. I think you can create a HTTP server on >> > iOS (ie, listen to a socket and do something), and it might be built >> > in to .NET / Mono too. >> > >> > However, if the app isn't the front up (eg someone switches out to >> > safari for a short period) then it gets shut down - no background >> > processes. Possibly the same if the power button gets hit by accident. >> > >> > As I said in the last one, I'd go for json over http, as it's _easy_, >> > and quite quick. Personally, I think I'd go for a Mac Mini or similar >> > (maybe even a Raspberry PI or something _tiny_, depending on how much >> > control you have over the client setup), and have that as the host. >> > Then you can do whatever you want without having to work around iOS >> > limitations. >> > >> > iOS7 may change that a bit, but I'm not sure I'd build a business on it >> > :) >> > >> > Also think about what happens if the server disappears, or if the >> > network goes down (as they do....) >> > >> > >> > >> > On 27 August 2013 09:24, hocp...@yahoo.com <hocp...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, I've developed a Point of Sales (POS) app on the iPad and >> >> iPhone. The >> >> app used local SQLite database to store data. The app mainly operates >> >> in a >> >> single store (close loop) environment with local network router. But in >> >> this >> >> environment I need to be able to run several iPad(s) connecting >> >> together in >> >> a single database. I want one iPad at the cashier counter to host the >> >> database and the rest of the iPad devices connecting to the host. In >> >> the POS >> >> environment all app needs to be responsive in real-time or close to >> >> real-time data access, because there a lot data transfers between them. >> >> I >> >> think Core Data, web service, MS Azure, etc. is not going be responsive >> >> enough. Nor having a local desktop Windows server to provide local data >> >> access will NOT cut it because we want the store owner to be able to >> >> bring >> >> the host iPad home after closing the shop. >> >> >> >> Questions: 1. Can I develop the app to host local database? 2. What is >> >> the >> >> best network protocol for the host? Socket, REST, JASON, WCF >> >> >> >> -Thanks Andrew Pham >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> View this message in context: >> >> http://monotouch.2284126.n4.nabble.com/Hosting-database-server-or-services-in-iOS-tp4658440.html >> >> Sent from the MonoTouch mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> MonoTouch mailing list >> >> MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com >> >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Nic Wise >> > t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken >> > b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ >> >> >> >> -- >> Nic Wise >> t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken >> b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ >> _______________________________________________ >> MonoTouch mailing list >> MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch > >
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